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Genesis 10:12-31 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

12. He also built Resen. It is between Nineveh and Calah. Nineveh is the great city.

13. Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites and Naphtuhites.

14. He was also the father of the Pathrusites, Casluhites and Caphtorites. The Philistines came from the Casluhites.

15. Canaan was the father of Sidon. Sidon was his oldest son. Canaan was also the father of the Hittites,

16. Jebusites, Amorites and Girgashites.

17. And he was the father of the Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

18. Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Later the Canaanite tribes scattered.

19. The borders of Canaan went from Sidon toward Gerar all the way to Gaza. Then they went toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim all the way to Lasha.

20. Those are the sons of Ham. They are listed by their tribes and languages in their territories and nations.

21. Sons were also born to Shem. Shem was Japheth's younger brother. All of the sons of Eber came from Shem.

22. The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

23. The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech.

24. Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.

25. Eber was the father of two sons. One was named Peleg. That's because the earth was divided up in his time. His brother was named Joktan.

26. Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth and Jerah.

27. He was also the father of Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

28. Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

29. Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All of them were sons of Joktan.

30. The area where they lived stretched from Mesha toward Sephar. It was in the eastern hill country.

31. Those are the sons of Shem. They are listed by their tribes and languages in their territories and nations.

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